Orleans Parish, Louisiana Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 15, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Orleans Parish, LA population of 383,997 people, 54.24% (208,273) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, 32.93% (126,462) identified their race as White Alone, and 6.42% (24,666) identified their race as Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other Louisiana counties and also for the state of Louisiana.

Orleans Parish, LA Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
White Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Orleans Parish, LA Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
White Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Orleans Parish, LA Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 208273 54.24
White Alone 126462 32.93
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1337 0.35
Asian Alone 10703 2.79
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 147 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 12409 3.23
Two Or More Races 24666 6.42